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MARY : (sternly, in control) No. I hear you have a Spiderman, Number 1.

BARRY : Yes. The last one in existence.

MARY : The last one? Wow!
What y
BARRY : Well, strictly speaking, there are two left in the What you Think?ou Think?
What did Barry
world. But! One of them has been lost for over inform Mary about
the comic she was
thirty years so our copy is generally regarded as looking for ?
the last one left in the world.

MARY : I see.
BARRY : But you don’t want to buy it.

MARY : I don’t?

BARRY : (patronizing) No. For your son, buy some up to date comics (pointing) on the
shelf behind you.

MARY : Thank you. But I’m here to purchase Spiderman, Number 1.
BARRY : Ok. Well I didn’t want to do this but you can’t because... you can’t afford it.

It is the last Spiderman, Number 1, left in the world and it is very expensive.

MARY : I would expect nothing less... if it truly is unique.
BARRY : Oh it’s unique alright. Unique to the tune of one hundred thousand pounds.

MARY : Ok. May I see it?

BARRY : Ok what?

(Mary stands firm and bold.)

BARRY : But, you know, I like your persistence. And I haven’t looked at it for a while.
Keep it locked up in the safe in case some looney tries to burn it or something.

I’ll just get it from out back. So we can both have a look.

(Exit Barry stage right.
Mary picks up the comic Barry has been reading. She flicks through it and

throws it back on the counter.)

MARY : Now I see who reads this trash.

(Enter Barry stage right.

Barry is holding the comic. It is sealed in a protective plastic casing. He places
it carefully on the counter.)

BARRY : Behold. The legendary, last surviving copy of Spiderman, Number 1.

MARY : Allegedly, the last copy.

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